The Hercules gate, they say it can bring you good luck if you touch both sides at once while you cross the gate... well unless you are an ape, I found it a bit difficult!

Along the Curetes Street is the Trajan fountain. Built in 102-104 AD, it was consecrated to the Emperor Trajan. Only 1 foot now remains of his giant statue.

Temple of Hadrian - Built to honour a visit by Hadrian in AD 123

Medusa is engraved on the top of the temple of Hadrian

At the end of the Curetes Street is the Gate of Hadrian. In the Roman period when an emperor visited a city it was a tradition to construct a monumental building in his honour

The famous Library of Celsius was Built in 117 A.D. It was a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia. Its capacity was more than 12k scrolls and was the 3rd largest library then

The facade of the library has two-storeys, with Corinthian style columns on the ground floor and three entrances to the building.

The columns of the upper storeys are smaller than those of the floor below. They carry triangular and semicircular pediments by turn

The ceiling of the lower storey

View of the lower and upper storeys from the ground

Relica of the original statues symbolize wisdom (Sophia), knowledge (Episteme), intelligence (Ennoia) and valor (Arete). This is Sophia

and this is Ennoia.